[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] select audio/sub tracks based on 'default' attribute

[Evgeniy Stepanov]

On Wednesday 30 April 2008 12:45:05 Sergey Malkovsky wrote:
> Hi Evgeniy.
>
> I have problem with this patch, because it makes merged to mkv
> subtitles enabled by default. So, if  one want watch video with
> external subtitles or without any at all, he must do additional work
> (by pressing some key). It is not problem, if there is opportunity to
> disable internal mkv subtitles completely, or set priority for
> subtitles (ext->int->none; none->ext->int) in configuration file. But
> it's impossible, thus I think – selection of internal subtitles must
> be disabled by default.

I think the problem is not with 'default' tracks, but with subtitle selection 
method as a whole. For example, an -slang option will also select internal 
subs if there is no language info for external ones. And it is a kind of 
options that is usually present in config file.

Having priorities would be good, there is even no need for an option, the 
following seems ok for most uses:
external -> internal -> auto-external.
It surely makes sense to display the subtitles user specified with -sub first.

Alternatively, you could be able to select external subtitles with -sid, but 
it has been broken for a long time.